"Doctor Yan."

Hengyu took two steps forward: "Master Hou, he ......"

Yan Ming looked at her and said, "The general has had some headaches recently, but it has been relieved. ”

As he spoke, he took another step closer to her and lowered his voice, "Be sure to pretend to be like some ......."

Hengyu nodded slightly.

Yan Ming's voice was a little higher: "The general asked Master Ji to come in and speak." ”

Hengyu nodded again, and there was no longer half a difference between his eyebrows.

She stepped up the stone steps, crossed the threshold, and entered the room.

This is also obviously a study, divided into two rooms, separated by a bamboo curtain.

The bamboo curtain with a stone blue ruyi knot hung quietly at this time, and there was no one in the room to serve, Hengyu stopped in front of the bamboo curtain and said tentatively: "Master Hou? ”

"Come in."

A familiar voice came from the room, neither light nor heavy, and no abnormalities could be heard.

Hengyu raised his hand to open the curtain and walked in.

Separated by a curtain, the room is as warm as mid-spring, and the fragrance is fragrant.

But this smell seems to have been smelled somewhere......

Hengyu recalled, his eyes looked at the person sitting on the ebony Arhat couch by the window, and he was a little stunned for a while.

At this time, his black hair was half tied with a white jade crown, half draped behind his head, and he wore a royal blue moire wide-sleeved regular dress, which was originally extremely provocative blue, but his face was white and cold, and his eyebrows and eyes were more profound, and he was white and noble. And although the face must have been hastily retouched, there is more blood, but the thin state is difficult to hide, and at first glance, there is a faint feeling that the cold jade will be broken.

Hengyu felt uneasy on the one hand, and uncontrollably felt ...... on the other hand This person's skin and bones are really outstanding, and even this rare fragile color is like a crack in the ice surface of a lake in winter, and it also has a different kind of broken beauty.

She can only indulge her cranky thoughts in order not to show something strange on the surface.

"Why do you keep staring at Ben Hou?" Facing her gaze, Xiao Mu asked expressionlessly.

"I haven't seen such a casual outfit of Master Hou, so I can't help but look at it twice for a while." Heng Yu smiled, changed the topic, and asked, "Listen to Doctor Yan, Master Hou has a headache recently?" ”

This is obviously Yan Ming and Xiao Mu's good words, Xiao Mu said "um", put his hand on the edge of the couch and lifted it, lowered his eyes and pressed his forehead, and said, "It's better." ”

When Heng Yu saw it, she couldn't help but feel that Yan Ming's sentence "You must pretend to be some", I am afraid that she was not the only one who said it.

She also said in a more relaxed tone: "It must be that the Hou Ye is too hard-working, and this New Year's is still about the body-"

"Well, sit down and talk." Xiao Mu withdrew the hand that pressed his forehead, and his eyes fell on the brand-new sleeve in front of her that had warmed her hands.

"Thank you, Master Hou."

Heng Yu thanked him, randomly chose a chair closer to him and sat down, and then sniffed the faint fragrance on the tip of his nose, and already had an answer in his heart.

She had smelled this fragrance once in the bedroom of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess - it was also a cold winter, and it was rainy for several days, and it was cold in all directions, so that the old wound on His Highness's leg recurred, and when the pain was unbearable, his aunt burned this incense.

This incense has the effect of relieving pain.

On weekdays, I can't see his abnormality at all, he must be a person who can endure pain, but now he even uses this method that only has a small effect, and it obviously hurts a lot.

Hengyu couldn't help but feel a little remorseful.

If she had known this, she should never have come—and told him to pretend to be indifferent under the pain of his heart.

Thinking of this, the fingers of Heng Yu's hands hidden in the sleeve cage couldn't help but clench a little, and he subconsciously lowered his eyes, for fear of revealing any emotions.

This scene fell in Xiao Mu's eyes, and it became her staring at the autumn-colored sleeve.

Just like that?

Hou Ye Xiao's voice suddenly appeared in his head - the two big boxes were full, and that Shao Yan Langjun was not even a problem with needlework and sewing......

"Master Hou, I'm here for Miao Niangzi's business." Heng Yu raised his face, wanting to explain the matter as soon as possible, so as to leave early, he was straight to the point: "I was chatting with my friends today, and suddenly it occurred to me that the "death" of those five people would be related to the conscription order in the north at that time? ”

"Very likely." Xiao Mu's index finger tapped the stack of yellowed thick pamphlets on the small table, and said, "The four people who died after that all appeared on the list of proposed candidates——"

Heng Yu looked at the stack of brochures and was stunned, "Master Hou has already thought of it?" ”

Otherwise, these conscription rolls that have been in the past few years would not have been transferred.

"I just thought of it the day before yesterday, in the end, the biggest thing these people have in common is their age, and combined with the situation in the north at that time, we have this conjecture." Xiao Mu said nothing, and explained one more sentence: "This conscription book was also sent by Pei Tingshi just today, and I was looking for you to come over to inform the progress." ”

Heng Yuben didn't mind that he didn't inform herself of the unconfirmed conjecture at the first time, she just felt: "In the end, it is still Hou Ye's sharp thinking." ”

But I heard Xiao Mu say: "What is the situation in the north over the years, I can't know it very well, and it is not surprising to have this conjecture. And you have little contact with military, political and civilian policies, and you can think of this with all your brain, so you are more worthy of the word keenness. ”

Is this a relief?

Hengyu thought about it, and then smiled: "That's the same reason." ”

Her immodest reaction made Xiao Mu laugh silently.

"But...... Hou Ye said that the four people were on the list of proposed conscriptions, that is to say, Miao Niangzi's first husband had no experience of being conscripted? ”

"It's a big coincidence that there are four out of five." Xiao Mu said: "Maybe when considering this matter, the first person can be eliminated for the time being-"

Heng Yu thought about it and nodded: "I also thought about it on the road, when the first person died, the recruitment of troops in the north was not frequent...... And two years after this person died, Miao Niangzi proposed to marry again, and then among the four times, three were married, and one was married, all in just three or four years, and this time period was close to the time when the King of Jin was planning to rebel......"

Therefore, it is most feasible to start with the next four people.

As Hou Ye just said, now it is possible to eliminate the first person who is a slight exception first, so as not to confuse the sight.

"Master Hou?" Heng Yu looked at Xiao Mu, who seemed to be a little distracted.

What did she just say...... Is it enough to make him lose his mind?

Heng Yu didn't have time to think about it, so he heard that he had already said in his usual tone: "That's right, and in order to increase the stable population, there are also some tolerances in the conscription policies of various localities, one of which is that unmarried men can postpone their conscription into the camp for three months because of their marriage and marriage. ”

Hengyu: "But most families must not want to marry their daughters to the person who is about to apply, and they will definitely inquire before discussing their relatives——"

Xiao Mu's tone was firm: "The Miao family must know, but they just hid the Miao shopkeeper." ”

Heng Yu nodded, and said with a slight frown: "Even what they have hidden, or not only the person who will be married, is about to apply...... If those people really just want to postpone their enlistment, or want to continue the incense before joining the army, what is the reason why they have to 'risk' choose the Miao shopkeeper? ”

Those who are about to join the army, even if they are not easy to talk about, they will not be completely out of choice.

To put it realistically and ugly, in turbulent years, in the border land, I am afraid that there are many people who sell their daughters-

These families can afford the dowry that the Miao family wants, and they must not be too poor, why did they choose the Miao shopkeeper who has the name of Kefu?

Unless......

"Maybe what they wanted from the beginning was not to postpone conscription, but to evade military service!" Heng Yu said in a fixed voice.

That's probably the key to those people's "deaths"!

Xiao Mu bowed: "If this is the case, then the Miao shopkeeper is burdened with the Kefu rumors, which is the best cover for them." ”

Therefore, those who are so-called "killed" by the Miao shopkeeper are very likely to ......

When Hengyu's fingers were slightly cold, a cloud of anger rose in his heart.

If this is the case, then the Miao family must also know the whole truth, without the cooperation of the Miao family, there is no way to cover up this matter!

"It's just speculation at the moment." Xiao Mu glanced at the conscription book at hand and said: "These things happened before the rebellion of the King of Jin was settled, after the pacification of Yingzhou, the officials of the yamen everywhere were cleaned, and I am afraid it will be difficult to verify for a while." If you want to find out the truth back then, the fastest way at the moment is to pry open the mouths of those people first-"

Heng Yu nodded in agreement.

The so-called people naturally refer to the Miao family and the families of the four men.

"After the relationship between the Miao shopkeeper and the Liu master Bo was decided, the attitude of the second husband and wife of the Miao family was a little repetitive, the two of them were mercenary, and they would not and would not dare to admit it easily, but it was the Miao mother who was still indulging in the pain of losing her child, or let the Miao shopkeeper make some efforts to test it in a timely manner......

Heng Yu pondered for a moment, and then said: "I also have a general understanding of the situation in those men's families before, except for the first husband of the Miao shopkeeper, two of the other four families have not heard from each other, and only some relatives who are not very close are still near Yingzhou. Among the remaining two families, there is a family that is old and has children, and now that life is okay, I am afraid that they will not confide in it easily...... The other family, that is, Miao Niangzi's previous husband's family, the man's parents have passed away, and only one elderly grandmother is still alive. ”

"Jiang mediaguan went to see this old man, and it is said that he agreed very happily, and he was quite excited, and seemed to be very happy to see Miao Niangzi marry again......

Xiao Mu watched and listened quietly, and the feeling of regret faintly surfaced in his heart.

Clear thinking, quick mind, good memory, if it were a man......

Thinking of this, his thoughts suddenly stopped, and instead of continuing to regret as usual, another very clear thought took his place—

She's who she is, she's good, and it's all just right for her.

If there is no such her in the world, it is really something to regret.

The staff and military advisors with great wisdom are hard to find, but they are only hard to find.

But the south and the north of the world, thousands of miles of rivers, things change and the stars change, there is and there will only be such a Ji Hengyu, no matter how far the end of the world can find a second one.

In his sight, the girl who seemed to him was unique suddenly stood up.

"Master Hou, I want to go and see that old man—you can rest in peace and wait for my news."

Xiao Mu nodded subconsciously.

Seeing that she was about to turn away, she suddenly said, "Wait." ”

Heng Yu looked at him: "What does Master Hou have to explain to me?" ”

She was preoccupied with the evasion of military service, but she heard the man sitting there ask, "Why don't you use a hand stove today?" ”

Following his line of sight, Heng Yu looked down at the sleeve he was holding, and said casually: "This is also light and convenient——"

"Is it warmer than a charcoal stove?"

Heng Yu felt that this topic was a little strange, but he still replied: "...... The ends are inlaid with fox fur, and a layer of leather is sewn inside, which is also windproof and warm. ”

Xiao Mu let out an "oh".

It's really detailed.

After a pause, he asked again: "Is it really warm?" ”

Hearing that he was so obsessed with the question of whether to be warm or not, Heng Yu couldn't help but be a little dazed, and subconsciously raised his hands: "Otherwise...... Hou Ye try? ”

"It's fine."

Marquis Xiao, who was sitting on the edge of Luohan's couch, calmly stretched out his hand.

Heng Yu withdrew his hands with mixed feelings, stepped forward and handed them to him.

Xiao Mu took it and copied his hands into it, and there was residual warmth in it.

"Is it warm?" Hengyu was even a little curious.

Xiao Mu commented seriously: "Very good. ”

Seeing that he showed no signs of withdrawing his hand, Heng Yu said, "That...... I asked the envoy to sew one for you? ”

Xiao Mu thought about it when he heard this, and then said, "Don't be so troublesome, I think this is very good." ”

“？” Hengyu looked at the autumn-colored silk surface, which was also embroidered with the sleeve cage of the jade rabbit holding the moon, and was silent for a while: "...... Is Hou Ye sure? ”

Xiao Mu pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically: "Isn't Mo the beloved thing of the Ji painter?" If so, then it would not be appropriate to win people's love. ”

As he spoke, he slowly withdrew his hand.

Heng Yu hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed it on the sleeve cage, smiling with respect: "How could it be, it's just a sleeve cage, Hou Ye likes it, and uses it." ”

He's poisoned, he's happy.

Hengyu thought very thoughtfully, as if he was pitying and spoiling a child.

She had heard Doctor Yan say that after Hou Ye was poisoned, he had some abnormal behaviors and hobbies, so he suspected that the poison might implicate his brain......

Xiao Mu didn't know what she was thinking, but he no longer tried to pull his hand out, and instead said, "It's cold outside, you can bring this hand stove." ”

Heng Yu looked at the gilded filigree hexagonal hand stove on the small table, reached out and lifted it over according to his words, held it in his hand and sighed: "Then I have made a lot of money in this transaction." ”

Xiao Mu was noncommittal, and said: "It's almost time to apply, go early and return early." ”

Hengyu nodded, walked to the green bamboo curtain, and glanced back at the ghost.

A person with a temperament like a cold pine, in this elegantly furnished study, copied his hands in a hand cage embroidered with a jade rabbit-

It's weird, but people can't help but take another look.

Seeing that she didn't move, Xiao Mu said: "If you are not in a hurry, you will go again tomorrow morning——"

"Hurry up, let's go, Hou Ye pay attention to recuperation, remember not to work hard." Hengyu raised the curtain and walked out quickly.

Listening to her footsteps getting farther away, seeing that the silk knot hanging from the corner of the green bamboo curtain stopped shaking, Xiao Mufu withdrew his hand from the sleeve cage, and then looked at it carefully.

It's so skillful, it's divine—

In his opinion, that's just it, right?

……

Cuihuai, who was waiting outside Xiao Muju's courtyard, saw his girl come out and hurriedly greeted her.

"Where's the girl's cuff?"

"Master Hou liked it very much, so he gave it to him." Hengyu gave the hand stove in his sleeve to Cui Huai, "Oh, he gave me back." ”

Acacia twitched her cheeks.

Marquis Xiao on the battlefield...... Do you like such a pink and lively thing?

"There's still a lot of skin left, so the maid will go back and make one for the girl, right?"

Hengyu nodded casually and said, "Follow me out of the house first." ”

"Where is the girl going?"

"Seedling shopkeeper."

……

It's also a big chapter of 4,000 words, good night everyone

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